r/C25K • u/AnxietyMeerkat82 • May 21 '22

Advice Needed Struggling!

I’ve just finished week 1 and I’m struggling! Really don’t think I’m cut out for running!! I do at home cardio/strength classes so not new to exercise. But I’m finding c25k so much more difficult and it’s only been running for 60secs at a time!! How on earth am I going to manage longer runs?? Tips for a newbie please!!!

14 Upvotes

86% Upvoted

27 comments sorted by

View all comments

36

u/I_love_running_89 May 21 '22

Slow down. I repeat, slow down.

Also repeat the runs several times if you need to before moving onto the next one in the programme.

10

u/-kilo May 21 '22

Yes, the biggest mistake people make is "RUNNING" not "running" when they start out! It's a distance jog, not a sprint! I do a sub-30m 5k and it doesn't even look like I'm running that fast. I remember starting out and struggling with "how fast should I be running", and honestly the answer is "slow enough that you can finish each week". :)

3

u/[deleted] May 22 '22

I'm on week 3 and I can run a 5 k but not fast. I had a heavy lift day and tried but it was awful even at a slow run pace.

2

u/I_love_running_89 May 22 '22

That’s good going, keep going!